building the needed capacity for a successful digital migration intervention for south africa...
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BUILDING THE NEEDED CAPACITY FOR A SUCCESSFUL DIGITAL MIGRATION INTERVENTION FOR SOUTH AFRICA
Presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Communications
Harold M Wesso PhD
27/28 November 2012
e-Skilling the Nation for Equitable Prosperity and Global Competitiveness
presentation outline
where are we headingdepartment’s e-skills capacity
development mandatedelivery for impact: modelopportunities going forwardecosystemlearning pathway
challengescritical success factors
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building an information society & knowledge economy
ITU (2011); WEF (2012)
USAGE
USAGE
e-SkillsAffordability
Individuals,Civil Society
GovernmentBusiness(incl ICT Sector)
e-READINESS Society
Economy quality of education healthy life for all safe environment decent employment a skilled and capable workforce an efficient, economic infrastructure network rural development improved quality of household life effective local government system environmental assets and natural resources a better Africa and a better world an efficient and development-oriented public service and an empowered, fair and inclusive citizenship.
IS/KE Technologies
Access
ENABLING ENVIRONMENT
INFORMATION SOCIETY AND KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY DRIVERS
IMPACT (OUTCOMES) AGAINST NATIONAL STRATEGIC
PRIORITIES
innovation
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e-skilling for an information society & knowledge society
role and purposerole and purpose
• A national catalytic collaborator, facilitator and change agent for developing e-skills capacity in the country.
DOC’s Strategic Objective: ICT as a strategic social and economic enabler for a knowledge economy:
1) ICT policy (affordability and skills) 2) national broadband network 3) digital broadcasting migration policy
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capacity development “doing with” approach
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Individual /Community
HEIs /Academia /
Civil SocietyLabour
GovernmentIncl. SOEs
Business
e-Skills Knowledge Production
Hubs
e-Skills Knowledge Production
Hubs
e-Skills Knowledge Production
Hubs
Within Organisation Collaborative Network Architectures
Inputs Outputs Outcomes Impact
Invest and ensure alignment
Development and delivery
Lead, aggregate and monitor
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where are we
Phase 1: Analysis & Design April 2012 and beyond: learning pathway identified in collaboration with industry, civil society, education and government research conducted with key players in the field (Multi-choice, NAB, etc)
Phase 2: Design and Development Phaselearning pathwaycourse contentdelivery mode:
engineering and technical (hands-on practical training)support, entrepreneurship & creative content production (online and blended)
Phase 3: Delivery for Impact Phase
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Target (new job opportunities): engineering and technical support (community support representatives) entrepreneurship content creation….creative industries
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dtt e-skills ecosystem
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e-skills for digital migration and
digitization
local content - 23 new channels
regional specific content
entrepreneurial growth (infrastructure and content)
targeted courses for the future (pedagogy and tailored skills)
innovation
better analysis business focus
workplace e-skilling
aggregation, monitoring and evaluation
ecosystem partners mapping–teaching and learning
Jobs (internships) / Workplace Experience/Experiential Learning SABC Gina Q.E.C Murad Ismail - Amrho Group HCN Maredi telecoms Cell C CSIR Robtechnik Company. Sentech TopTV Maisela first growth Mike Mpwesiwa - Tshwane
North College 4 FET MultiChoice CSIR NAMEC
Quality assurance MICT SETA Electronic assessment of skills and
knowledgeBoston City Campus
STB performance evaluation TopTV
Research, monitoring and evaluationGauteng eSkills Knowledge Production
Hub
Call Centre Mike Mpwesiwa - Tshwane North FET
College
Funding/Finance Funding - Government Incentivize FET Colleges: DoC and
DHET
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ecosystem partners mapping –teaching and learning
Training facilities Innovate Eastern Cape Train FET College
lecturers -DoC and DHET Provide FET colleges
with electronics laboratories
Provide FET Colleges with reliable high speed broadband internet connectivity for e-learning
Content Provision Intel Application
developmentNAMEC
SNMBICTI- usage of Social Media for communications plan
SEDA Nelson Mandela Bay ICT Incubator- ITC training and development, Programme and application design,
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ecosystem partners mapping – curriculum development
Content production and creative industries Film Industry development - ECITI
General Curriculum Development Da Vinci Institute SABC University of Pretoria CSIR Kuban TopTV Kobus - Boston City Campus Cell C MultiChoice
Distribution and logistics Kuban TopTV Include the Unions
Research and development University of Pretoria CSIR
ICT Skills - Business Skills capacitation and mentoring ECITI and ECDC EC Innovate and eMonti STP
Manufacturing process Gina Q.E.C Murad Ismail - Amrho Group
E-Learning Boston City Campus
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ecosystem partners mapping –infrastructure development
Supply chain management Kuban TopTV
Infrastructure roll out HCN FTTx from Johannesburg to
Messina - Posix/ATIS
Provide manufacturing facilities Innovate EC
Free community communication networks Leroy ATIS Telecoms
Hardware, Software and Network Infrastructure Leroy ATIS Telecoms letsatsimoya aviation
consultantsOpen Access Fibre
Networks, Wireless Networks etc for return path services Leroy ATIS Telecoms
Worldwide expertise of similar ventures Intel
Manufacturing Q.E.C
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ecosystem partners mapping – branding and marketing
Marketing, Advocacy and Communications SNMBICTI NAMEC SABC
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ecosystem partners –entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurial development and business development ECITI NAMEC ISTS SNMBICTI WHITFORD GROUP Robert- Robtechnik Company IMBEWU WOMEN
EMPOWERMENT TRUST
Capacity Development UNDP
Business incubation Eastern Cape Information
Technology Initiative (ECITI) SNMBICTI Q.E.C Kuban - TopTV CSIR
Access to SMMEs and Unemployed graduates Eastern Cape Development
Corporation - NAMEC Murad Ismail - Amrho Group MICT Seta HCN MultiChoice smtdc maisela
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ecosystem partners mapping –logistics
Reverse logistics, warrantee management Kuban TopTV
Project management of roll out plan INNOVATE Eastern Cape Eastern Cape Development
Corporation in Eastern Cape
Distribution and logistics Letsatsimoya aviation
consultants
Community Liaison Onesevenone
Network infrastructure, installation and commissioning- Fibretronic
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learning pathways…job creation
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Post-Graduate Diploma in “Entrepreneurship & Creative Industries”
• learning path for diploma in digital media– Under University review to introduce a new
Post-Graduate Diploma in “Entrepreneurship and Creative Industries” under the Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences – University of Pretoria
– NQF Level 7
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PGD in entrepreneurship &creative industries
• Five core modules and one or two electives • The modules are currently offered under:– PGD in entrepreneurship– BIS honours (Information Systems)– BIS honours (Multimedia)– BIS honours (Publishing)– BMus fourth year– BA honours (heritage and cultural tourism) – BCom(Informatics) honours
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PGD core modules
• ENP 821: Introduction to entrepreneurship• ENP 823: Creativity and Innovation• INY 730: Information Communication • INF713: Special topic (E-business)• INF 780: Research project
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PGD prerequisites for admission
•Defined by the relevant Heads of Department:– Any appropriate B degree – Basic computer literacy is a requirement.– Access to the Internet.
•Final selection by the HODs from the different departments offering the electives based on previous qualifications and experience
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PGD elective modules
• Music – MSC 402: Music Technology• Publishing – PUB724: Trends in publishing
and PUB 712: Advanced electronic publishing
• Multimedia – IMY 774: Virtual environments and IMY 777: Animation theory and practice
• Cultural heritage – EFK 752: Trends in heritage and cultural tourism
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immediate intervention
• Phase 1: Upskilling existing DSTV installers with DTT installations– The training would target the already trained
1,500+ installers and provide them with specific DTT technical installation training.
– DTT technical installations are similar to DSTV training and hence does not require a great degree of extra training
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immediate intervention
• Phase 2: Community Support Representatives– These are the backbone of DTT migration– The experience is derived from the MNet test
DTT installations in Soweto where it is recognised that people with DTT installation prefer to have a local community person assist them when they have problems with installation.
– Most important skill are soft community support skills
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immediate intervention
• Phase 3: New DTT Installers– This group would consist of newly trained
installers with both DTSV and DTT technical installation capabilities.
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challenges
stabilisation of infrastructure post deployment: community support
support from business in the development and execution of the agreed courseware: secondments from industry to capacitate FET colleges
selection of learners (existing and new) for skilling, reskilling and upskilling
management of internsfinance
resources and funding to be released for the execution of the programme.
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critical success factors
strengthening the role of the SOE to implement the departments mandate (PCC)
provision of adequate fundingmulti-stakeholder collaboration involving
representatives from business, education, government, civil society and organised labour
capacity development within a learning pathway i.e. from digital migration to digitization
100% installation success first time roundmonitoring and evaluation: capacity development
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